The Sun. — London, England, 1809-12-29 00:00:00

IsT" - A VAL NE \V s, PLYMOUTH, DEC. 27, 1809...--111 S Majesty's L1.,1; frgus, takes convoy to Cork. Arrived the sloop David, THOMAS, from Cork, Wen with: oatmeal, bound to .this port ; the Gal ant Schemer, from London, to load ; the ship lrown, ALEXANDER master, from. Quebec, laden, vith timber and spars, bound to London ; the ,chooner Royal George, ilowtNes, from London, aden with rum, for Cork; put in for convoy ; bis Vaje . sty's ship. Cossack, from the Westward ; his Majesty's 'ship Arethusa, and the Weasel hired schooner, from Portsmouth.. Also arrived his Ma jesty's ship Seine, from the Westward. PORTSMOIUiIi, DEC.' 28,—Came in this day,' his Majesty's ship Port Mahon, of is guns, from the Downs. ' Arrived the Alfred, Recovery, LAMB ; George, HIBBERTS ; and Hamilton, ALLEN, from the Denims for Jamaica. Went out of harbour the Portuguese ship Flora and the Insiracao, Lotto, theformer for Pernambuco and the latter for Oporto, Arrived 'the Myrite;,'PortiLEwet.r., from the ZIG' urns fbr Gibraltar; Prince of Wales, COOTRR Mary, MoNDAY, from London ; also the Upity, ; from Looe; Dido, TAYLOR, from Sunder land ; and the Palafox, GIBsoN, from North Yar tnouth. Sailed the Mary, MASSY, for Waterford ; and the Bevbrn, for Sunderland. SHEERNESS, DEC. 28.—ArriVe6 his ; Majesty's brig Zenobia, with the loss of her toremast and bowsprit . . • Carrie into Harbour his Majesty's ship Zlerandria, and Badger brig. Arrived his Majesty's ships Gorgon and his,- and' Snake and Vixen brigs ; the , Dolphin, Capt, HAT' frOrri Flushing ; and the Basilisk and Raven, from the Baltic, with part of 160 sail which have passed- fir the River. ' e DEAL, DEC. 28.-Eirly this morning a 'large fleet of transports passed the haft of the §ands, and Proceeded on to the Westward. Sailed the St. George and Hero men of war, and the Manilla frigate, to Portscriouth. Arrived the Clyde and Diana frigates frenn Flush hig. The whole LittOrale, or maritime tract ceded BUONAPARTE by the late treaty, running round the head of the Adriatic, may be oppressed and . , 'frotiatcdi bik.__papnnt he protected, by their new Corsican Master. Even since the peace of vicuna, our squadron's have captured most of the islands which command the entrance of the Gutpli of Ve nice ; and our very boats'. crews spread terror along . the whole coast of Istria. B ut we now be g in to ''perceive, that his not to the Tyrol, or to Carniola, that the spirit of abhorrence and of resistance to the atrocious ruffian, who arrogates and pollutes the Imperial' honours of CHARLEMAGNE, is confined.— The flame hos spread, it is evident, through the Alps, and is diffused through all (lie . mountainous `Cantons of Switzerland. The German papers can no longer disguise or -conceal it. " The canton of tucern," says an article from Frankfort, of the 2 - oth of November, " has 'recalled all its citizens, em ployed in the service of the Spanish insurgents, in Opposition to their oaths, and.in breach of their duty is citizens." We know that the governrrient . .and inhabitants of the Canton of Lucern, have, at all times, been distinguished by an ardent and zealous attachment to the Catholic faith and religiOn. • . And We now find, that, in defiance of the tyrant, they had discovered the means of sending effeaual aid to their oppressed brethren beyond' the Pyrennesi. The disclosure is equally interesting and important. 800- NAPARTE may oppress, but he will not extinguish, this spark of ethereal fire. Nor is it limited to Lta;•, cern. Schaffhausen, another of the Swiss Cantons, is impregnated With the same gas. He has been compelled, we see, no doubt, as Mediator of the Simiss League, to march a division of French troops into the town of Schaffhausen ; and ' another corps from that place" . is spoken of, " which will enter the lesser Cantons." We cannot doubt, after these reluctant avowals, that, throughout Uri, Schwitz, Zug, Underwalden, and all the mountain ous Cantons, which communicate and combine with the Voralbetg and ,the Tyrol, a very warm spirit of insnrreaion pervades the country. Contemptible as it may appear, we can neither calculate on its Profundity, extent, or effe&s, proximate, as well as remote. From the heart of Switzerland, quite to . ...Croatia and Dalmatia, throughout the fastnesses of those Alpine regions, the spirit of liberty, however oppressed, seems to be struggling for a vent. . 'Letters have. been received, dated the 2d, 4th, and 7tli of September, from Buenos Ayres. It . was thought that the pecuniaiy, necessities of the Go vernment, at this capital of the Spanish Colonies, would induce the Viceroy to admit the unloading of foreign vessels at that port, where the cargoes are liable to a duty of one third of their value.— The account of the commotions in the province o f Quito is by the same opportunity confirmed. One day last week, Mr. Tate, of Newcastle, cabi- Aet-maker, was surprised in his,warehousc, which is lip two flights of narrow high-winding stairs, by a 'Visit from a dragoon horse, which had contrived to *larch up this height without displacing any c: the Pieces of timber with which his passage was incum- Moded. The poor animal, when he found himself Criung t'he looking-glasses and.chairs, trembled el cpsively ; but lie was got down without injury to himself or his host. POB7'llY. IMPRONIYTU Cis SZEINC AN AP?LE THROWN AT It ' tSS BOLTON`, INO THE LATE TUMULI'S AT COITLNT-GARDEN THE ATRE. , . Fair Syren, perhaps this is not to your liking, But I.think you've very good luck, , . • , A woman like you, so uncommonly striting, Must some, time expe4l to be struck. COVEIVT-GARDEN THEATRE. Though "we have happily no occasion to inforni our Readers of disturbances at this Theatre rel4tive to the 0. P. warfare, yet we have the mortification of being obliged to repeat proceedings hardly less violent, arising from a different cause.--The Mer chant of Venice was announced. for. representation last night, antl COOKE was to have been the Shylock. The house was full, and it is probable that many persons attended in order, to hear what apology Cooms could offer for the unseemly. manner in which: be had disappointed the audience ,two nights before. As-soon as the.audience entered, they saw the following printed bill in the Theatre . " in consequence of. Mr. COOKE'S severe indisposition, the Public are respeafully acquainted, that, with their per- . mission, Mr. EGEKTON will perform the part of SHY LOCK." This intimation excited i considerable degree of disapprobation, which gradually increased, as•the au dience augmented, till at last a violent spirit of dis content prevailed-all ovet the Theatre. Soon after the usual time; the curtain. drew up, and the Per formers appeared, but the tumultrand cries of " Off, off-I(xtußLE; .KEMBLE,", rendered it impossible for them to do their duty, and they respe&fully re tired. MCattAY then came for Ward, and began to Mention " the indisposition of Mr. COOKE "—but the cries Of " drunk—drunk," re-echoed in all quarters; and MURRAY was unable to procure a, fur ther,hearing. The calls for KEMBLE were then re-, Dewed with ten-fold violence, and at length CHARLES KEMBLE appeared, but was obliged to wait a long. time before the audience would hear a syllable he uttered. When he could , be heard, he spoke The, following words with great earnestness and apparent zeal to soften the feelings of the au dience against a brother Performer - :—g . Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. COOKE is really indisposed." The generil cry. was then " SOHN KEMBLE—Jourt KamBLE--let him play the part." C. KEMBLE, in answer; said, that..his brother had not performed t4e part for many years, otherwise he was sure that he would most willingly obey their cOmmands.— " Send for him" was then the call from various parts of the Theatre. C. KEMBLE then resumed, his address to the audience,, and with much difficulty informed them that the Prompter had called on Mr., COOKE at twelye. o'clock, and found him really in disposed, but 'not to such' a• degree as to render it improbable that he would be able to perforli his duty in the evening. At four o'clock, the Prompter, anxious that every Possible means should be adopted to prevent the public 'from being , disappointed, waited on Mr. COOKE again, and was still in, hopes that he would attend the Theatre in due time: At length, when it seemed to be in vain 'to expect him, it was thought. Proper to place the printed billiO‘ er the doors, and to issue large and small bills in the neigl,biurhood of the - Yheatte; that no/ person might enter it with erroneous expeaations. As many of the auditors' vehemently declared that they had seen no such bills, CHARLES . KEMBLE quitted the stage fora few Moments 'and returned with one of each size, and attempted to read it. A Gentleman in the pit. then arose, and addressed CHARLES KEMBLE, observing, that the chief blame was imputable' to the Managers for placing the least reliance on such a man as . COOKi i • upon wh6ns po dependence could reason ably be laced, as he had so often disappointed, and insulted the public, and no longer . ago than'. on WedneSday - night. At this time there' was so great an uproar that CHARLES KEMBLE thought, Pro pti to retire. After some time; TAYLoR appeared and informed the audience that Mr. JOHN KEMBLE had been sought for in vain, but that if they pleased Mr. C: KEMBLE would read the part of Skyloqk . This proposal was bj no means relished, and TAYLOR ha'ving retired a few minutes, came forward again and stated, that Mr. C. KEMBLE was ready, to the best of his ability, to act the part. A few persons expressed discontent at this proposal, but the.gene ral, voice was in its favour, and order was soon restored. . The play then was permitted to proceed, and Mr. C. KEMBLE was very warmly greeted when he peered as Old Shylock. Though, we remember to have seen him play this character many years ago at the Haymarket Theatre, we were surprised that upon so sudden a call, and after the agitation of the previous storm, he could coned his powers so well asto g&through it with so much success as he did last night: ' The part for -which. he had been announced last night, and for the purpose of performing which he had attended the Theatre, was Bassani°, and this was necessarily assigned to CLAREMONT. • •-Atter such a jumble as the two charaaers must have produced in the mind of CHARLES KEMBLE, it ie really a matter of surprise that he could so soon transfer his attention to that which he was so unex pectedly doomed to - a - a; but without that considera tion, it may be fairly said, that he performed' it with great ability and forcible effect. The rest of the 'Play was supported by the usual Performers, and MUNDEN, in Launcelot, was particularly successful in confirming the good humour of the audience. The new Pantomime of Harlequin Pedlar, ,or .the Haunted Well, followed, and is so Much improved, by . judicious curtailment in some parts, and addi tional. tricks, that it was received with , a tribute of applause as loud as, the preceding tumult of dis pleasure. If any of BUONAPARTE'S vassal Monarchs should be taken ill during their sojourn at Paris, it is not improbable that he may shew so much concern for their infirmities as to ask in the words of Richard, " Has my Physician seen them'?" and then, con sidering the number of relations and military myr midons whom he has still to provide for, i► may ba easily conceived what chance, the►y hAve fur • recovery. i'RENCH AND DUTCH PAP-EELS': SitM.E.IN Nov. .f2.---The revolt which, has broken out in Bosnia is appeased,' and tranquility is re-esta blished 'in that Turkish Province. It appears.evert that a stop.has been put to the informations against •the Greeks, who are charged with having taken part in the insurreaion: The Turkish troops ar,e, cone siderablyraugmented in.-Bosnia, and are advancing towards the frontiers of Servia. . PETERSEURGU, Nov. ,12.--We have received ac counts that our army in, Moldavia has defeated ,the Turks in the environs ot. Silistria, and .taken from the enemy 16 pieces of cannon and 12 standards. SEMLIN, Nov. 3.—A1l die Pachas who were 'with their'troops in ,the environs of .Sophia, have . receiv ed .orders to. proceed in all haste towarCl:4 It is believed that the Russian . arrny will' soon come to an engagement with that of the 'Grand Vizier.: . .1 . According . to accounts We hive received froth Bosnia, the Turks impale a great number of Greeks, for having taken part in the "late conspiracy; the Papas, in particular, .are treated with great cruelty. HAMBURGH, DEC.,I.—Wp have here ~a phalian.garrison, who are preparing to celebrate, in a splendid manner, the anniversary of the,ciironation of his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon. OM- Ma-. gistrates and the body of the citizens Will:take part in this brilliant ceremony. STARGARD, Nov. 20.—His Majesty the King of Prussia having ordered the confiscation of all the goOds and efteds of 'the - famous •Majt,l Schill, an Ordinance has this day been published in city, On the part of the Governor-General of Prussian Pomera nia, summoning all persons who may be in posses sion of such goods and effeas to declare the same, and pay in the value before the loth of January.; 1810,' tinder pain of severe punishinent. • ' WArtsA),v, Nov. 27.—COMmissioners have been appointed for the demarcation of the frontiers be tween Austria and the. Grand Duchy of Warsaw. On the 13th of this month,. a party of OUT troops took possession of Wieliczka, where the • famous salt mines of Cracow are. The inhabitants received our brave men with: enthusiasm : the officers were 'invited to a very splendid ball. CONSERVATIVE SENATE. • SPEECH OF THE VICEROY or ITALY. "PRINCE, SENATORS—.I - 011: have heard the pro jet of the Decree submitted to your deliberation. I feel it incumbent on me, on this occasion; to make adeclaration of those sentiments by which my Cami b, is animated, . • .. ." My mother, my sister, and myself, owe every thing to the Emperor. To us he has proved a real father, and at all times be shall find in us devoted . children and obedient subjects. " It is necessary for the happiness of France,. that the founder of, this fourth dynasty should grow old amidst a race of descendants in the ,dirett line, who may become the pledge of our security and of the national glory. ." When my mother was crowned in the presence of the nation, by the, hands of her augnst husband, she laid her Self under the obligatidn to sacrifice her felings and affections for the welfare of France: — 'She has 'discharged with magnanimity, grandeur, and dignity, tilts great duty. Her heart has often melted in witnessing the confliling passions in the heart of a personaccnstorned_tn govern Cot - tune her ; self, and to advance with a him step to, the accom plishment Of his great designs. :The tears which, this ( *termination ,has wrong from the Emperor constitute the glory of my tattier. .In the situa tion in which she is about to he. placed, her 'wishes Land her feelings Will accompany the new happiness Ithat awaits,us; and with a mixture of pride and sa t. tisfhetion she will view the fortunate result-that will arise to her country and her Emperer, from the sa critices to whicl..shemill have submitted." Answer of Buonaparte, to the Address of the Le- _ gislative Body :—,- " GENTLEMEN, " President and Deputies of the - Legislative Body, •I accept the sentiments which you express. I know the attachment of your body to my person. France stands in need of a Modepte bUt strong MOriarchy. The present • epoch ought to be distinguished not only by the glory of the Fiench arms, but also by the prosperity Of its commerce, the wisdom of its laws, and the brilliancy of arts, of science, and of letters. I have overcome many obstacles to colidua France to its aaual situation. Both myself and ta- , mily will always sacrifice even our dearest atie&ions to the interests and welfare of this great nation.— ' With the assistance of God, and the constant lcive of my people, I shall overcome whareyer shall oppose my great designs. I wish still to live for 30 years, that I may serve thirty years more my sub 7 psis, consolidate this vast empire, and see, this dear, France embellished by all the prOslierities which I have conceived." For some time past, a gang of depredators have been infesting the town and neighbourhood of Pe- , terhead. Scarcely a week has passed, of late, in whiCh there was not a house or shop" brokeii On the night between the Ist and 2d, current, the shops of Messrs. James Arbuthnot, jun. and Adam Arbuthnot, were entered in a most dexterous man ner. The Agent for . the Aberdeen Bank usually 'transacts business in an intermediate, room bet Ween the shops, which is also the Post-Office ; and the' object of the thieves was evidently to plurtaer both the Bank and the Post-Office.; but in this they were luckily disappointed; as all the cash was pro perly secured . elsewhere ; and they we'rd'obliged tO content 'themselves with carrying away sixty or se venty pounds .of tea, a parcel of trinkets, and arti cles of little value. They entered by a window, picked the locks of every door, desk, and drawer, that stood in their way ; and an open shop door in the morning shewed what had been going on during the night. Ad attempt so daring was never known in that part of the country; and it is with much sa- tistaaion we have to mention, the thieves have been detected, and are 'committed for trial to the gaol of Aberdeen, after a laborious precognition before Baillie Robertson, and other Justices of the Peace; at Peterhead. The persons committed !are.---Tlio Inas Will, in Peterhead, 'and his wife ; Mary Phil lips, there ; Thomas Matthew, in Stains ; and Eli-. zabeth Ste Wart, who, it seems; lives " here and there, and every where." ,It is to be hoped . that' the rest of the gang will receive a salutary letsoti from the fate of their cornpauious. 'AIL FRENC L t' he first mention that history makes of the "Ft - anV ' or French, is towards the .rniddle:of .the tl4. -c . ,:1).- tury. They then ,occupied that part of Gert - il:.Any , south of St.oiony, that has been since known o ti 11.;.; name of•Suabia, and. ci:ere, composed of sei:erAii4;,. the Teutonic tribes, of .which the Saiii atid:-S.tl. were the mostAlistinguisb. ed. They were, hui:,,l,: t and inveterate opponents to th -Roman power, ,nnk.t.- had entered. into a confderacy in defence of tlieii! . liberties and itidepemience, and on this account ro— ceived from their neighbours the name of Ira; 1;5 that word signifying tree, in the Teutonic ,:!iil::cf, The country they inhabited received also an apr:i- - lation expresSive of the principle of their union; ,if \ , which the tra& of country how called Francoitt; i-,- ' still a monument. " Between the Saxons and (e; - ~ i brans,"-,-,says St. Jerome, "is situated a , nation )t,st.4, distinguised'for their extent of ler ri tory , thkin their 1 courage and'loVe of liberty; Ticeir7:ountry , was for.-. ti Merly i;rluded.under the general appellationiotS3er many, Lett',' is now ,called Franconia. The I.lyrn•itli 'were in the habit of accusing this people of fals4hood. 1 and:perfidy, an imputation which their deseenchnls I have also often experienced, but in all pronabilry with greater. justice:;, 'as the only grounds ;.he 11.9- .1 tuans seemed to have for this heavy- ch.tr.,e ;wee, Ithat they •alwayi, found them read . ?,• on atiy tarf:tr able' occasion,. to take up arms against their sorS.• . They were so remarked 1 . , , r their: ito3rl.•;:tlty,, that the following proverb ',became quite cuiw:imi among the Greeks :—" Have the Franks fc,r tiien , J;,; but not for neighbours. Towards rhe•l;ed oi - . third century, -the Franks Uncovered a ,stro:iy, arill)i tion to obtain an establishment is (.3.11,.aric.1 having made themselves masters of witt .ut sth, joining province, after a series of struggles, 111 , had it confirmed to . them by the E-nnernr in the year 358 but they had no consicierable . eqa- . : blishinent, till - toWards the middle of . thefiftli:ceo thry. 'Their first Kings Were Pharatnond, Merovin; and Childeric, but the success the',y. nerienced .was neither sufficient ly.rapid nor conita , to confirm a dominion, which was' equally by the Gauls.and Romans; This glory was reQ , ,.rved for Clovis, , who, at the age' of twenty, evablisbed the seat of the French M ona r c hy at $ 0 ; s0 „,, atir having conquered the Roman General, then Gover nor of Gaul: - • . 'The , religion of the Franks consisted at, first irs consecrating . tountains and forts to Mars, Hercules; and Mercury ;- they afterwardi 'introduced idols; which the head of an o)e held the first rank. They were by no means' wedded, however, to idolatry) and very early embraced Christianity after their establishment in Gaul. The French Monarchs have accordingly been, always styled the eldest sons Of the* Church, a title which Buonaparte, even at this time, is unwilling to relinquish 'amid all hii other conquests. THE SWORD FISH: ExtrA from the Log-Book of the Sarah Miliner, Captaß - , Cracklow, of Kingston, lonaica, on a Voyage from th.:ni.e to Baltimore. " BEPTEtIBER petfeElly calin . and smooth sea, out three days. At 5 p.m. a breeze s.prang,wl. At 12 o'clock in the night, a reinarkable occurrent took place—we belt the vessel to receive i.seTere ate sudden shot:k, which astonished all hands, tult.l ic , which we were at a loss to account. Some tio^,! having elapsed in Various . surmises, the. mate covered that , a large sword-fish had - struck us, was unable to extricate itself, , being 'fastened in, die timbers—,the Vessel sprung a moderate leak itnri;e(ll. , ately. Length of the fish, 25 feet, and seven "round by computation, and remained fastened to t vessel six or seven hours, when he broke off, patently dead—breeie seven knots—lat. I'B. 30. " I do certify,• that the above extra& is cortea ) and the facts aated.therein are true. " NATHANIEL 3 . Captain of the Schooner, Sarah 1 0 1101,:r.' • When. .the schooner arrived here, she WiS 1100? down and examined, and the sword was found.abotir 'three feet from the keel, as heretofore stated by Mt.. Badger, it having run'in rather an oblique direction - . I have been particular, in order to place the possibi.' I lity of imposition beyond a doubt.' A CITI9,EN. Baltimore, Nov. 15, 1809. Lately died .at..Arn heim,. in Holland, IVl'atthys Bade maker, at the great ate of 110 years. He worked tat his -trade as a shoemaker, until the age of go. He w. 1% only once married, and had no more than two chil dren, both females.. Both of these, howeer, having married, the old man, died grandfather to 12. RersOu - 3, anti great grandfathet to 20, the eldest of k;110:1 - 1 was 2 Lyears of age at the time of his decea3e. 11,t retained his faculties and health 'Until within ti0,:.0 weeks of his death. • - SMITHFIELD MARKET, - DEc,29. This day's Market bad but an ineonsideraY:i supply of different kinds of ; Pork supports list price ; Beef, Mutton, and Veal are dearer ; the Trade for the most part was son. ewhat flai.—Tiw sales in the Hay Market , were , rather dull ;. H. y and Straw sold at last prices; Clover has fallen,. itA price-Thg following prices and numbers are a co; rect statement To sink the Offal per stone of Bib. Beef 4s. 4d. to 55. 6d. Mutton 4s. Sd.'to 6s. 61. veal• 5b4. od. to 7s. 6d. Pork ss. od. to 75. od. Beasts loo.—Sheep 4,300.- 7 -Calyes rzo..—Pigs zzo, SMITHFIELD HAYMARKET. Play 51. os. od. to 61. os. od. 'Straw 11. Los. od. to zl. ; od. Clowr 61. tos. od. to 71. es. od. CORN-EXCHANGE',' DEC. 29.--:The supplies of Wheat this day are large, and the trade continueo heavy of , sale,ar the late reduction on second and in ferior, but fine maintains the price ; Barley in and with Malt likewise, at the late redation in Peas and Beans of both sorts little variation ; thei e are alsu large supplies of Oats, and this, arti c le is named rather lower.; in Flour little variation---Fine Aineticaa, wholesale, 565. to 60s. per barrel. Wheat 76s a' 9os a loos Fine . clitto - 5045 a lobs Rye -46 i a 525 barley , 455 a sxs Malt 7zs a Sos White Pease -74 s a 845 Grey ditto szs a ps heats (Ad) 5U a 64s Tick Beans (old) 47$ a 53s Oats 23$ a 2.1 S a 306 Poland ditto - .3z a 34s Potato , : ditto iGs Gd Rape seed' - - 461 a5O tine FLO' gcrs a 9 : 0 ccuzie.S . L, 3